Optimal ship waypoint distance

[HBB*Hunger]

Salute Editor community!

 

Does anyone of you guys have experiences with the optimal distance between wayponts of ships? In the past I've encountered the phenomenon of stopping ships when the distance between waypoints is too big. Since I'm not interested in putting like 100000 Waypoints for one ship, I have to ask the question if there is somekind of "optimal" distance. 

 

Thank you!

 

Hunger

[Gambit21]

Placing waypoints is as simple as “shift click” so just place them “close enough”

and get on with it.

 

I never did any testing to see what max allowable distance was because there was simply no need.

[HBB*Hunger]

Thank you, but that was not my question. The question is about ship waypoints, cause their distance to each other has an influence on the ships behavior. If the distance is larger, there is a point where the ship just doesn't move forward anymore. 

So there must be somekind of optimal wp2wp distance for ships

[Zooropa_Fly]

Waypoint 'priority' can effect behaviour.

If it's set to 'low' then the object can get distracted by other things.

[Gambit21]

2 hours ago, HBB*Hunger said:

Thank you, but that was not my question. The question is about ship waypoints, cause their distance to each other has an influence on the ships behavior. If the distance is larger, there is a point where the ship just doesn't move forward anymore. 

So there must be somekind of optimal wp2wp distance for ships

 

I understood you question perfectly, and answered accordingly.

Find  a medium distance that works, then proceed to place your waypoints - you can eyeball it just fine and I've had no issues.

 

 

Edited February 23, 2020 by Gambit21

[IckyATLAS]

I tested distances between waypoints for ships and with 5 km between waypoints no problem at all. With 6 or more you may get into trouble and strange things may happen, like ships going backwards and other stuff. We do not have these problems with planes. 

[HBB*Hunger]

7 hours ago, IckyATLAS said:

I tested distances between waypoints for ships and with 5 km between waypoints no problem at all. With 6 or more you may get into trouble and strange things may happen, like ships going backwards and other stuff. We do not have these problems with planes. 

 

Thats the answer I was waiting for. I tested until yesterday and came to a similar conclusion. My maximum WP distance for ships is ~10km now and I hope that everything will work fine. 

Sadly its not as simple as simple as “shift click”. 

 

Thank you as always guys!

 

 

Horridoh!

[Gambit21]

4 hours ago, HBB*Hunger said:

 

Sadly its not as simple as simple as “shift click”. 

 

 

Yes it is - just don’t shift click over huge distances. 

[IckyATLAS]

You can also use the Command Formation with Ships and experiment. Use the Vehicle Offroad Column and see what happens.

The problem with ship convoys where you have a leader and the other ships are connected to it is that when the leader turns on the waypoint all ships start turning and the convoy gets disrupted. I am now trying to use the Command Formation to find solutions. 

[Gambit21]

I came to the conclusion a long time ago that it’s best to give each ship its own waypoints. Formation MCU with ships just causes problems as soon as any maneuvering begins.

[jollyjack]

On 2/25/2020 at 1:01 PM, IckyATLAS said:

I tested distances between waypoints for ships and with 5 km between waypoints no problem at all. With 6 or more you may get into trouble and strange things may happen, like ships going backwards and other stuff. We do not have these problems with planes. 

 

Only when i programmed my Belgian flattop it never listened to any waypoint so far ...

 

 

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On 2/26/2020 at 10:48 AM, IckyATLAS said:

You can also use the Command Formation with Ships and experiment. Use the Vehicle Offroad Column and see what happens.

The problem with ship convoys where you have a leader and the other ships are connected to it is that when the leader turns on the waypoint all ships start turning and the convoy gets disrupted. I am now trying to use the Command Formation to find solutions. 

 

Any results? Curious cause i was just messing with a ship mission thing and Kuban. BTW a pity that Sevastopol is just outside the Kuban map, interesting enough for a 'Special' campaign .... https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-world-war/25375944.html

Edited August 16, 2020 by jollyjack

[WWSitttingDuck]

anything over 25k meters from waypoint to ship object is going to cause you issues. If it it the initial waypoint, the ship(s) will just go backwards and forwards.  If it is a subsequent waypoint, the ship(s) will stop, then start going backwards, then forward.